Avalanche Vs Blackhawks: NHL Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 20, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 19, 2023

The Colorado Avalanche (40-22-6) host the Chicago Blackhawks (24-39-6) on Monday, March 20, with the Avalanche coming off a victory and the Blackhawks a loss. The Blackhawks are big underdogs on the road, at +352, and the Avalanche are -458.

The betting trends in this article are based off odds valid as of March 20, 2023 at 3:15 AM ET. Check out the article below for the latest odds for this game and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!

Avalanche Vs Blackhawks Betting Odds

  • Moneyline: COL: (-458) | CHI: (+352)
  • Puck line: COL: -1.5 (-178) | CHI: +1.5 (146)
  • Total: 6 — Over: (-114) | Under: (-107)

Injury Report as of March 20

Avalanche: Josh Manson: Out (Lower Body), Gabriel Landeskog: Out (Knee), Kurtis MacDermid: Doubtful (Lower Body), Erik Johnson: Out (Lower Body), Darren Helm: Out (Lower Body), Artturi Lehkonen: Out (Finger), Pavel Francouz: Out (Lower Body)

Blackhawks: Jonathan Toews: Out (Illness), Petr Mrazek: Questionable (Groin), Andreas Englund: Out (Lower Body), Anders Bjork: Out (Undisclosed), Austin Wagner: Out (Undisclosed), Colin Blackwell: Out (Groin), Reese Johnson: Out (Concussion), Cole Guttman: Out (Shoulder3)

Computer Picks

Moneyline Pick Avalanche
Total Pick Over (6)
Spread Pick Avalanche (-1.5)

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Avalanche Vs Blackhawks Team Stats

Avalanche Avg. (Rank) Blackhawks Avg. (Rank)
3.26 (14th) Goals Scored 2.51 (32nd)
2.76 (8th) Goals Allowed 3.52 (25th)
33.1 (7th) Shots 26.6 (31st)
31.4 (18th) Shots Allowed 33.9 (28th)

Avalanche Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Nathan MacKinnon 57 30 58 88 295 8 +21
Mikko Rantanen 68 46 37 83 247 10 +7
Cale Makar 55 16 45 61 163 5 +15
Artturi Lehkonen 62 20 29 49 145 8 +6
J.T. Compher 68 14 30 44 131 4 +7

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Blackhawks Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Taylor Raddysh 69 20 13 33 110 7 -23
Seth Jones 59 10 21 31 151 1 -25
Jonathan Toews 46 14 14 28 79 8 -24
Andreas Athanasiou 68 14 13 27 130 2 -22
Philipp Kurashev 68 9 16 25 116 0 -31

Betting Trends

  • The Avalanche have been favored on the moneyline 49 times this season, and have gone 29-20 in those games.
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Avalanche have an implied win probability of 82.1%.
  • The Blackhawks have been made an underdog 66 times this season, and won 23, or 34.8%, of those games.
  • The Blackhawks have a 22.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
  • In 33 of 68 matches this season, Colorado and its opponent have combined to finish above 6 goals.
  • Chicago has played 39 games this season with over 6 goals.

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